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WEEKLY CHRONICLE WEEKLY CHRONICLE
VOLUME 5.1 7th
January 2010
www.seschool.ae
Newsletter
HAPPY NEW YEAR
2010
Welcome back everyone. I hope you all had a great break and enjoyed the festive season.
Watching the BBC News last evening, the weather in the UK , across Europe and America looks awful. Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! It
makes the occasional rain here feel insignificant.
We had a busy end to last term with concerts and performances across the whole school. I hope you enjoyed all of these
events as much as I did. We have many very talented and enthusiastic students who performed really well. Well done.
The start of a new term, and a new year, gives the opportunity to continue the hard work started last term and make even
greater strides towards our goals; SES provides the best education possible to all of its students.
I am pleased to welcome two new teachers to the school:
Mr David Main - Chemistry and Science;
Ms Shereen Razvi - Science.
I have a meeting on Sunday to assess the progress on the new building and will let you have an update next week. I believe
we are still waiting final approval of plans but will confirm this with you.
Thank you for your support.
David Throp, Principal
Principal’s Message – Mr. David Throp
Networking/Work Experience
A reminder to Year 10 students and parents, about
Work Experience from 6th
- 10th
June;
It is always more enjoyable if you find a placement of
your own. So over the holidays, do ask around for a
placement.
Parents if you are able to offer a placement, I would be
grateful to have the details. Would you please give me
the following information:
Contact name, and number. Name and nature of
business. Number of placements being offered.
Thanking you in advance.
Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year,
Heather de Souza
Student Council Quiz
On the last day of term, the Student Council organised
and hosted a general knowledge quiz for all the students
in the secondary school. It was divided into two age
groups with four categories of questions ranging from
sports to ancient history to fun facts about the teachers,
and turned out to be an enjoyable, stress-relieving end
to the term. We also sold lolly bags in order to raise
money for the new school charity, the Sharjah Centre
for Humanitarian Services, who will be coming to speak
to the students at the beginning of this year.
Mintaka Angell Year 12 Student Representative
Spanish Club
We are pleased to announce that the Spanish Club will
commence on Monday 11th
January. The Primary Club
will be from 2.00pm to 3.00pm and will cost Dhs500 and
the Secondary Club will be from 3.00pm to 4.30pm and
will cost Dhs700 per term. If you have not already
enrolled your child in the class but would like a place
please contact the school office.
Parking – Secondary
Please use the lay by for dropping off and collecting
your children.
The police were monitoring this earlier this week and
they were not pleased with drivers who park on the
road outside the lay by, especially those facing the
wrong way.
Christmas performances
We are happy to report that we raised a total of Dhs
3,200 during the primary performances. This amount
will be divided equally between the two charities Cystic
Fibrosis and All As One.
Primary Clubs
A list of activities was sent out with pupils on Tuesday.
Your child should have selected two or more clubs and
informed their class teachers of their choices. We will do
our best to fit your child into at least one activity of
his/her choice. Please note that, next week, your child
will bring home letters confirming the clubs he/she will
be able to attend. The Art Club will commence on
Sunday 10th
January, all other clubs will commence on
the 17th
January.
Uniform Primary
As the mornings are now quite chilly, please ensure that
your child is wearing his/her uniform jumper/cardigan.
Children are expected to wear the correct uniform. All
items can be purchased from ZAKs shop in Deira, near
Deira City Centre. Maps are available from the school
office.
Uniform Secondary
All students in Key Stage 3 and 4 (Year 7 to 11) have
received a letter this week regarding uniform and dress
code in Secondary. Could we ask that parents please
make sure that they have received a copy of the letter?
It reminds students of the importance of presentation
and appearance and outlines the reasons for having
such a code. We are very grateful to parents for their
support in ensuring that our students are presentable
and neat at all times.
Collection
May I remind parents that children should be collected
promptly at the end of the school day. The collection
points for the children from Years 1 to 6 are as follows:
Years 1 & 2: Outside the rear entrance.
Years 3 & 4: Outside Classroom 4PS
Years 5 & 6: Outside Classroom 5JS
Notices
Appeal from the PSG
The PSG are putting together a recipe book and are
looking for recipes from around the world. If you have a
favourite recipe that you would like to share please send
it into school. Your help would be greatly appreciated.
Year 7 Castle Competition
Before the Christmas holidays the Year 7 students made
models of castles for a competition. On Wednesday 16th
December the students brought in their castles and put
them in the history room. Mrs Simpson, Mrs O’Mahony
and Mrs Egan judged the castles and let the Year 7
students know the results on Thursday 17th
December.
The castles were all different, there was some made out
of all sorts of things such as cardboard, stones and even
food! Of course some castles stood out more than
others but, they were all brilliant.
Alana Raven 7SO
Year 9 Overnight Camp
Following the success of the Year 7 and 8 overnight
camps to Dibba during Term 1, Year 9 students will have
the opportunity to participate in a camp during
February. Students will receive a letter outlining details
of the trip in the next week.
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Sun 10th
Jan Secondary Clubs start
Sun 10th
Jan Year 10 Parent/Teacher
meeting
Sun 17th Jan Primary Clubs start
Sun 24th
Jan Secondary Ski Trip Meeting
Wed 10th
Feb Primary Sports Day
Thurs 11th
Feb School closed for Half Term
Tues 16th
Feb School re-opens after Half
Term
Wed/Thurs 17th
/18th
Feb Year 9 Overnight Camp
Thurs 25th
Feb International Picnic
Thurs 1st
April Last day of term 12.00 noon
Mon 19th
April Summer Term starts for
Students
WEEKLY CHRONICLE WEEKLY CHRONICLE
VOLUME 5.2 14th
January 2010
www.seschool.ae
Newsletter
It has been a good start to the term so far and back to normal after the break.
There have been internal examinations as well GCE AS and A2 examinations. The A-level examinations carry on until early
February.
I attended a new building meeting and found that we are waiting for final approval from SEWA for water, then final technical
approval.; if all goes well, this should be granted in five or six weeks.
Please be reminded about parking on the road outside both primary and secondary. Thank you.
We have some new recycling bins, kindly donated.
After the changes, I notice that SUBWAY is going well in secondary at lunchtime
It has been suggested to me that I review the weekly Chronicle to have a very brief and factual weekly newsletter and a once
a month or half term longer Chronicle with photographs etc. I would appreciate any comments on this.
Thank you for your support.
Principal’s Message – Mr. David Throp
David Throp, Principal
Parking – Secondary
Please use the lay by for dropping off and collecting
your children.
The police were monitoring this earlier this week and
they were not pleased with drivers who park on the
road outside the lay by, especially those facing the
wrong way.
After school Activities – Primary
Please remember that clubs will start on Sunday in
Primary. If your child has been accepted into a club, it is
important that he/she attends it regularly. Please
ensure that your child is collected promptly at 3pm from
the Year 5/6 collection area.
Collection
May I remind parents that children should be collected
promptly at the end of the school day. The collection
points for the children from Years 1 to 6 are as follows:
Years 1 & 2: Outside the rear entrance
Years 3 & 4: Outside Classroom 4PS
Years 5 & 6: Outside Classroom 5JS
Uniform
We have been advised by ZAKS that they will be closing
their store in Deira on the 10th
February and relocating
to a new store in Uptown Mirdif, opening on the 11th
February. Hopefully this will be a much easier store to
access. We are also pleased to advise that ZAKS have
agreed to come to school on Thursday 21st
January,
from 12.30 pm to 3.00pm, in order for parents to
purchase uniforms on site
Save your stamps
We have been
approached by a UK
Expat to collect
stamps for the Royal
National Institute of
Blind People (RNIB).
By collecting stamps
in the U.A.E. we can
help raise funds for
the RNIB benefiting people who are visually impaired.
The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) is the
UK’s leading charity offering information, support and
advice to over two million people with sight loss. Their
services include providing specialist education,
residential care, therapies and healthcare for children
with sight loss and multiple disabilities.
What to do with your stamps: Please cut the stamp off
the envelope leaving approximately 1cm of envelope
bordering each stamp. Your child should bring the
stamps to school and deposit them in the collection
boxes at the School office.
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Sun 17th Jan Primary Clubs start
Mon 18th
Jan Year 7 Parent/Teacher
Meeting
Sun 24th
Jan Secondary Ski Trip Meeting
Wed 10th
Feb Primary Sports Day
Discos Yrs 3 & 4/ Yrs 5 & 6
Thurs 11th
Feb School closed for Half Term,
Training day for Staff
Tues 16th
Feb School re-opens after Half
Term
Wed/Thurs 17th
/18th
Feb Year 9 Overnight Camp
Thurs 25th
Feb International Picnic
Thurs 1st
April Last day of term 12.00 noon
Mon 19th
April Summer Term starts for
Students
Notices
SES SPORTS & ACTIVITIES BULLETIN
No. 4
In this weeks edition
Primary Rugby Senior Netball Water Aid
Athletics Season Extra-Curricular Clubs
Primary Rugby League
This week saw the start of our Rugby Team Training sessions for Year 3
to Year 6 in preparation for the start of the Primary Rugby League at the
end of this month. We had so many students interested in training for
each team that more of our Senior Sports Leaders had to be ‘employed’
to coach the players. Players were split into groups and put through a
series of drills to develop their skills and understanding of the game.
Can I remind parents that Year 4 to Year 6 players must wear gum
shields as they are training to play full-contact whereas Year 3 will
be playing the non-contact version: Tag Rugby.
Senior Netball League
The New Year kicked off with both Year 7 and Year 9 playing their first
league matches of 2010 at Cambridge International School. It was the
Year 7’s first ever netball match in the Dubai Netball League so there
was lots of nervous anticipation before the first whistle was blown. The
Year 9s’on the other hand have been playing as a team for quite a few
years and led, as ever, by their Team Captain Harini, played their socks
off to walk away with a convincing win over CIS and 4 league points.
Nerves seemed to get the better of the Year 7 girls and although they
didn’t win their match they played with plenty of enthusiasm and effort.
With a little more practice and game time, I am sure things will eventually
come together for them. Well done to all the girls involved.
As you can see from the photos below, some of the girls were very happy
with the result.
Athletics Season 2010
It is Athletics Season again and both Primary and Secondary
students are busy practicing for Sports Day in their PE
lessons. Primary students also have the opportunity to develop
their skills even further in the after school Athletics club.
This year SES is hosting both the Senior and Primary Inter-
school Athletics competition for local schools so we will be
keeping our eyes open for potential athletes to represent the
school at the event.
Athletic Events this term:
Senior Sports Day – Thursday 4th February
Primary Sports Day – Wednesday 10th February
Senior Inter-School Athletics – Tuesday 23rd February
Primary Inter-School Athletics – Thursday 11th March
Year 9 Girls’ practicing for Sports Day in their PE Lesson
Extra Curricular Clubs and Team Training
Our Senior Spring Term club schedule began on Sunday 10th January
2010. There are a few changes to some of the clubs on offer and team
training days. Secondary Clubs
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY Y7-9 Girls
Football Training (Mrs Simpson)
U14 Boys Rugby Team Training
(Mr Garrett)
Multi-Media
(Mr Hitchings) Drama
(Miss Sinclair/
Mrs O’Mahony)
Y10-13 Girls
Netball Team
Training
(Miss Smith)
Rugby Training (Mr Rees)
Y7-13 Girls
Rounders
(Mrs Garrett)
Poi (Miss O’Hara)
Y8-9 Girls
Netball Team
Training
(Miss Welsh)
Going Green (Mr Savage)
*Gymnastics (Mrs Grayston)
Basketball (Mr Garrett)
Board Games
(Mr Doyle) Orchestra
(Mr Powell)
War Hammer Games
(Mr Halligan)
Tennis (Miss Byrne & Mrs
De’Souza)
Rock Band (Mr Albasri)
Y7 Girls Netball Team Training
(Miss Welsh)
Club times: 3.00-4.00pm. *Except Gymnastics which will run from 3.00-4.30pm
Students’ involved in sport clubs must bring appropriate kit to school
Primary Sport Clubs (Begin next week 17th Jan)
Our Y10 and Y11 Sports Leaders will be assisting in all primary sports clubs. Some of our
Y12/13 students who have successfully passed Module One of their Level 1 Dance Leader
Award will be running the Y5/6 Dance club on a Wednesday whilst working toward completing
the Award
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY Y5/6 Rugby (Mr Garrett)
Y3/4 Rugby (Mr Garrett)
Y6 Playground
Leaders (Mrs Garrett)
Y5/6 Athletics &
X-Country (Miss Welsh, Mrs Garrett &
Mrs Southworth)
Y3/4 Athletics (Miss Welsh &
Mrs Southworth)
Y5/6 Rounders (Mrs Steadman and
Mrs Breen)
Y3/4 Football (Mr Gill)
Y5/6 Dance (Y12/13 Dance Leaders)
Y5/6 Netball
(Miss Smith)
Y5/6 Football (Mr Smithard)
Y3-4 Outdoor Games
STUFF THAT IS HAPPENING IN THE NEW YEAR
JANUARY 2010
Jan 14th – U14 Rugby League match at SES against Al Yasmina
Jan 17th – Y8 + Y10 Netball League match away at JESS
Jan 18th – Y9 Netball League match at SES against Repton
Jan 20th – U16 + U18 Rugby matches away at DIS
Jan 21st – U14 Rugby League match at SES against JC
Jan 22nd – Dubai Marathon/10km race/3km race
Jan 25th – Y7 Netball League match away at DIS
Jan 27th – Yr 5 & 6 Cross country Relay at Jebel Ali Primary 2.30-5.45pm
and Y8 + Y9 Netball League match at SES against EC
Jan 28th – U14 Rugby League match at SES against EC
FEBRUARY 2010
Feb 4th – Senior Sports Day
and U14 Rugby League match at SES against DC
Feb 8th – Y7 + Y9 Netball League match at SES against EIS Meadows
Feb 10th – Primary Sports Day
Feb 17th – Y7 + Y10 Netball League match away at DESC
Feb 18th – Y5 Netball Tournament away at Jebal Ali Primary
Feb 21st – Y8 + Y9 Netball League match at SES against Wellington
Feb 23rd – Senior Inter-school Athletics Competition at SES
Feb 25th – Yr 3,4,5 & 6 Time trial swim at SES against English College
1.30-2.30 (TBC) and U14 Rugby League match at SES against Wellington
Feb 28th – Y10 + Y11 Netball League match away at EC
THOSE GENTLE REMINDERS ‘AGAIN’
PE Kit – Please make every effort to ensure that you pack all of your PE
kit, including white socks for every lesson. Bring a small towel,
water bottle and roll-on deodorant. No spray cans please. We do have a
small selection of ‘unattractive and totally un-cool’ spare kit that we will
issue to anyone who forgets to bring kit. You have been warned!
Water Bottles – Please remember to bring a water bottle to PE Lessons
and after school clubs.
Injury and/or sickness – We encourage all students to be involved in
every PE lesson, therefore if for whatever reason your son/daughter is
unable to participate in PE we would expect a note of explanation to be
handed to the teacher before the start of the lesson. Any student
unable to participate in the practical aspect of the lesson should still
bring PE kit as they will be expected to take on a less physically
demanding role such as referee or coach.
Lost Property – If you leave something in the PE Dept then there is a
good chance it will end up in the lost property basket. This is emptied at
the beginning of every week and taken to the nurses’ room in the Primary
school. Please do not bring anything of value into school.
If you need to contact the PE Dept staff for any reason here’s how:
Miss Welsh (HOD/Senior Girls PE) [email protected]
Mrs Garrett (Primary PE Co-ordinator) [email protected]
Mrs Southworth (Primary PE/Dance) [email protected]
Mr Garrett (Senior Boys PE/GCSE PE) [email protected]
Mr Rees (Senior PE) [email protected]
OR Leave a message at reception and we will call you back when we have a minute.
SES Tel: 06 5589304
Next week will see Sharjah English School students, parents and staff
compete in the 2010 Dubai Marathon 3km / 10km event. I hope training has
been going well. Below are a few tips to help you prepare for the big day.
1 – Organise
The morning of the 22nd will mean an early start so be sure to pack your bag
the night before and remember to set your alarm!!
2 – Equipment
Don’t forget safety pins (for your race number), clean dry clothes for after
the race (including socks), towel, plenty of water, a light snack to re-
energise. For example, a banana.
3 – Breakfast
It is really important that you eat breakfast. You may not feel like eating so
early in the morning but it is essential and preferably at least 1.5 hours
before the race.
4 – Diet
For 10km runners the week leading up to the run will mean you need to stock
up and store carbohydrates. Pasta, Potatoes and rice are your friends here.
5 – Laces, laces, laces
Due to nerves, a common problem for some runners is that they tie their
trainers too tight. This will only restrict circulation.
6 – At the start
You will get many people going off too fast and getting carried away in the
excitement. Stick to a pace that you have been training for or feel
comfortable with. Start off slow if you need to. You can always speed up
later.
DUBAI MARATHON CHALLENGE
UPDATE
7 – Warm up/down
15-20 minutes before and after the race you will need to do some very light
jogging and some light stretching. This will help you prevent injury, reduce
stiffness and increase your performance. Ask your son/daughter to show you
some stretching exercises.
And finally ENJOY . Enjoy the whole experience of being involved in such a
large event.
Sharjah English School is trying to raise money for Wateraid and Emirates
Arthritis foundation. Two charities where any amount of money donated will
make a significant difference to those less fortunate. Attached is a sponsor
form or if you would like to make a donation just fill in the form and hand it
in at the main school reception.
Next week I will update you on where SES will set up a meeting place so we
can keep all our bags together etc.
The winners from the last training period were:
7/8 9/10 11/12/13
Adam Master Chris Lambert Kyle Main
Zaid Marfatia Kleri Tanteles Edric Cate
Ivan Malkov Toby Oakeley
The final round will be after the 22nd with overall prizes given.
We are looking to hold an in school sponsored walk to compliment this
Charity event. If anyone can help by donating water/drinks to the school
that would be a great.
Thanks
Sharjah English School Charity Run Sharjah English School students, parents and staff are competing in
the Dubai Marathon 3km / 10km event on 22nd
Jan 2010. All funds
raised will be donated to WaterAid and Emirates Arthritis
Foundation.
Sponsors
Name
Contact
No.
Amount
(AED)
Signed Paid
Total
